Well driver pack works OK. But if you need to install windows on SATA drive it won't be recognized by the installer. Try it on a VIA motherboard and you will see it. Drive will work after install, but you can't install on it if you use only your driver pack. I have MSI KT600 Delta motherboard and this is the ONLY trully working way for installing windows on SATA drive.
You need to let windows know where are the drivers during the presetup phase. This is the only way, you slipstream drivers in the windows. This goes for every other SATA drivers. They need to be slipstreamed into installer and I386 folder.
Bâshrat, you could try to make similar thing for every other common SATA driver, so the people can install on SATA drive.
Just wanted to say a big thanks. I finally got my XP on my SATA drive after following your instructions. I was trying for over 20 hours and XP install was failing until I came across this excellent website and found your thread.
Initially I couldn't get it to work. I got it to work by removing all the viaide references in the txtsetup.pif and then adding your changes.
I also had to slow down my Mushkin memory from 2-2-2 to 2-3-3 and then everything was flying!
Thanks again.
Kara
ps Greets to Bâshrat and all the geeks on MSFN. Keep up the good work
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Hi Milan,
Just wanted to say a big thanks. I finally got my XP on my SATA drive after following your instructions. I was trying for over 20 hours and XP install was failing until I came across this excellent website and found your thread.
Initially I couldn't get it to work. I got it to work by removing all the viaide references in the txtsetup.pif and then adding your changes.
I also had to slow down my Mushkin memory from 2-2-2 to 2-3-3 and then everything was flying!
Thanks again.
Kara
ps Greets to Bâshrat and all the geeks on MSFN. Keep up the good work